Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.4.21.22 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 1.4.21.22

तद्विचित्रमभूदंगं शिवयोरेकतां गतम् ।
अर्धे कुंतलदामार्धहारमध्ये तु कुंचिका ॥ २२ ॥

tadvicitramabhūdaṃgaṃ śivayorekatāṃ gatam |
ardhe kuṃtaladāmārdhahāramadhye tu kuṃcikā || 22 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.4.21.22 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.4.21.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Vicitram, Vicitra, Anga, Shiva, Rekat, Gata, Ardhe, Ardha, Kuntala, Dama, Daman, Ardhahara, Adhi, Kuncika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.4.21.22). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “tadvicitramabhūdaṃgaṃ śivayorekatāṃ gatam
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vicitram -
  • vicitram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vicitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vicitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vicitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • aṅgam -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śivayor -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • rekatām -
  • rek -> rekat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √rek class 1 verb]
    rek -> rekat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √rek class 1 verb]
    rek (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • gatam -
  • gat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ardhe kuṃtaladāmārdhahāramadhye tu kuṃcikā
  • ardhe -
  • ardhe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ardha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kuntala -
  • kuntala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāmā -
  • dāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • ardhahāram -
  • ardhahāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • adhye -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kuñcikā -
  • kuñcikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.4.21.22

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 1.4.21.22 in Bengali sript:
তদ্বিচিত্রমভূদংগং শিবযোরেকতাং গতম্ ।
অর্ধে কুংতলদামার্ধহারমধ্যে তু কুংচিকা ॥ ২২ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 1.4.21.22 in Kannada sript:
ತದ್ವಿಚಿತ್ರಮಭೂದಂಗಂ ಶಿವಯೋರೇಕತಾಂ ಗತಮ್ ।
ಅರ್ಧೇ ಕುಂತಲದಾಮಾರ್ಧಹಾರಮಧ್ಯೇ ತು ಕುಂಚಿಕಾ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.4.21.22 in Gujarati sript:
તદ્વિચિત્રમભૂદંગં શિવયોરેકતાં ગતમ્ ।
અર્ધે કુંતલદામાર્ધહારમધ્યે તુ કુંચિકા ॥ ૨૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 1.4.21.22 in Malayalam sript:
തദ്വിചിത്രമഭൂദംഗം ശിവയോരേകതാം ഗതമ് ।
അര്ധേ കുംതലദാമാര്ധഹാരമധ്യേ തു കുംചികാ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

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